South Dakota

South Dakota

School and Teacher Demographics

Per pupil expenditures / $5,632
(CCD, 1999-2000)
Number of Districts / 176
(CCD, 2000-01)
Number of Charter Schools / -
(CCD, 2000-01)

Number of Public Schools

(CCD)

1993-94 / 2000-01
Elementary / 373 / 382
Middle / 190 / 177
High / 181 / 177
Combined / - / 12
Total / 744 / 748

Number of FTE Teachers

(CCD)

1993-94 / 2000-01
Elementary / 4,627 / 4,489
Middle / 2,067 / 1,942
High / 2,768 / 2,758
Combined / - / 64
Total / 9,462 / 9,253

Percentage of teachers with a major in the main subject taught, grades 7-12

(SASS)

1994 / 2000
English / 73% / 74%
Math / 67 / 76
Science / 72 / 72
Social Studies / 61 / 68

Sources of Funding

District Average

(CCD, 1999-2000)

Student Demographics

Public school enrollment

(CCD)

1993-94 / 2000-01
Pre-K / 612 / 967
K-8 / 100,054 / 86,760
9-12 / 39,971 / 40,718
Total (K-12) / 140,025 / 127,478

Race/ethnicity

(CCD)

1993-94 / 2000-01
American Indian/Alaskan Natives / 13% / 10%
Asian/Pacific Islander / 1 / 1
Black / 1 / 1
Hispanic / 1 / 1
White / 85 / 87
Other / - / -
Students with disabilities / 1993-94 / 2000-01
(OSEP) / 9% / 10%
Students with limited / 1993-94 / 2000-01
English proficiency / 3% / 5%
(ED/NCBE)
Migratory students / 1993-94 / 2000-01
(OME) / 1% / 2%

All schools by percent of students eligible to participate in the Free and Reduced-Price Lunch Program* (CCD, 2000-01)

*3 schools did not report.

Statewide Accountability Information

(Collected from states, January 2002 for 2001-02 school year.)

Statewide Goal for Schools on State Assessment

School accreditation.

Expected School Improvement on Assessment

None.

Title I Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for Schools

Five percent gain from Below Basic to Basic or from Basic to Proficient.

Title I 2000-01

(ED Consolidated Report, 2000-01)

Schoolwide
Programs / Targeted Assistance / Total
Number of schools / 94 / 266 / 360
26% / 74% / 100%
Schools meeting AYP Goal / 83 / 255 / 338
88% / 96% / 94%
Schools identified for Improvement / 11 / 11 / 22
12% / 4% / 6%
Title I Allocation / $21,891,731

(Includes Basic, Concentration, and LEA grants, Capital Expenditures, Even Start, Migrant Education, and Neglected and Delinquent, ED, 2000-01)

NAEP State Results

Grade 4 / Grade 8

Reading, 2002

Proficient level and above / - / -
Basic level and above / - / -

Math, 2000

Proficient level and above / - / -
Basic level and above / - / -

South Dakota

Student Achievement 2000-01

Assessment:

Stanford Achievement Test, Version 9.

State Definition of Proficient:

Demonstrated solid academic performance.

Elementary School

Grade 4
Reading Comprehension
Students in: / Below Basic / Basic / Proficient / Advanced
All schools / 11% / 27% / 45% / 18%
Title I schools / 13 / 29 / 43 / 16
High poverty Schools
Students with limited
English proficiency / 45 / 37 / 16 / 2
Migratory students / 13 / 42 / 29 / 15
Students with Disabilities / 36 / 37 / 22 / 5
Grade 4
Math Problem Solving
Students in: / Below Basic / Basic / Proficient / Advanced
All schools / 8% / 27% / 43% / 22%
Title I schools / 9 / 29 / 43 / 19
High poverty Schools
Students with limited
English proficiency / 39 / 42 / 14 / 5
Migratory students / 13 / 23 / 44 / 19
Students with Disabilities / 27 / 42 / 24 / 8

Middle School

Grade 8
Reading Comprehension
Students in: / Below Basic / Basic / Proficient / Advanced
All schools / 7% / 25% / 48% / 20%
Title I schools / 10 / 31 / 44 / 15
High poverty Schools
Students with limited
English proficiency / 26 / 52 / 19 / 3
Migratory students / 15 / 52 / 26 / 7
Students with Disabilities / 29 / 40 / 27 / 4
Grade 8
Mathematics
Students in: / Below Basic / Basic / Proficient / Advanced
All schools / 23% / 45% / 29% / 4%
Title I schools / 33 / 40 / 25 / 2
High poverty Schools
Students with limited
English proficiency / 75 / 21 / 4 / 0
Migratory students / 33 / 52 / 15 / 0
Students with Disabilities / 56 / 32 / 10 / 1

High School

Grade 11
Reading Comprehension
Students in: / Below Basic / Basic / Proficient / Advanced
All schools / 21% / 49% / 26% / 3%
Title I schools / 26 / 51 / 21 / 2
High poverty Schools
Students with limited
English proficiency / 38 / 50 / 11 / 1
Migratory students / 17 / 57 / 23 / 3
Students with Disabilities / 67 / 26 / 6 / 1
Grade 11
Mathematics
Students in: / Below Basic / Basic / Proficient / Advanced
All schools / 30% / 52% / 16% / 2%
Title I schools / 35 / 49 / 14 / 1
High poverty Schools
Students with limited
English proficiency / 64 / 29 / 6 / 1
Migratory students / 23 / 66 / 23 / 3
Students with Disabilities / 72 / 25 / 2 / 1

High School Indicators

/

1993-94

/

2000-01

High school dropout rate (CCD, event) / 5% / 4%
1994-95 / 2000-01
Postsecondary enrollment
(NCES, High school grads enrolled in college) / 50% / 64%
Key / n/a / = Not available
* / = Less than 0.5 percent / # / = Sample size too small to calculate
— / = Not applicable / High Poverty Schools / = 75-100% of students qualify for lunch subsidies